Tip: AF in manual focus mode - Panasonic video

Vesku wrote:

RickPick wrote:

I have been shooting Panasonic M43 cameras for several years but have only just noticed something about the AF icon that appears when in MF focus mode on the current cameras (I verified this on the GH4 and GX80).

To use "AF in MF", first set the camera in MF focus mode then, if necessary, press the Display button until you see the AF symbol near the bottom right-hand corner of the LED display. If you are hand holding the camera, you can use your right thumb to touch it.

You can also use back button focusing (AF-ON in menu) with manual focus. It is easier, just press AE-lock button.

Yes, that is right, but my point is that using the AF icon on the touchscreen causes the focus change to be made much faster than any other method (while recording a video). Part of the reason I posted this was to see whether anyone else has found this to be the case. Maybe I didn't test the back button focusing - my testing was fairly unscientific!

Another tip: from the GX80 on you can enable auto-ISO in video mode. If you want, you can use shutter priority and let the camera adjust the aperture and ISO settings. Transitions, e.g. light to dark, seem quite smooth.

Auto iso exposure change is smooth but when the camera adjusts aperture the exposure changes in visible steps. Auto iso and S is handy indoors where the aperture stays fully open anyway.